Cobitidae

Golden spined loach

Sabanejewia aurata

Fourteen Centimeters Loach of European Waters

• Yellow
• Temperate
• Upper river
• Transcontinental
• Freshwater fish
• Europe
• Elongated
• Small
• Temperate fish

Sabanejewia aurata also known as the golden spined loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the loach family Cobitidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.